CO Landscape Industry Award Recipients Announced

On Monday, March 18, Colorado’s landscape industry association, Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), announced the recipients of its fifth annual ELITE Awards. The ELITE Awards honor companies and personnel who are elevating the landscape industry through excellence by demonstrating outstanding achievement within the profession.

The Awards program is the only of its kind in Colorado, and award-winning projects reflect the 21st Century values of sustainability, service, and environmental stewardship. The ELITE Awards illustrate how Colorado’s landscape companies deliver innovation, best management practices, originality, professionalism, and problem solving for their clients.

Award categories mirror the services and amenities ALCC member companies provide their clients including Community Stewardship, Customer Service, Design/Build, Innovation, Irrigation Management, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, and Use of Color. The MVP category also recognizes one landscape company employee for outstanding service and dedication to their organization and the industry.

According to ALCC Executive Director John McMahon, “These awards celebrate the commitment of companies and clients to create and maintain exceptional landscapes that support Colorado’s outdoor lifestyle.”

This year, The ELITE Awards were presented by ALCC and sponsored in 2019 by Colorado Materials, Inc. More than 170 landscape professionals gathered to honor landscapes that exemplify ELITE standards and the organizations that created them.

This year’s recipients, finalists, and a brief description of their project submissions are as follows:

(This award was first presented to Stan Brown in 2008 and recognizes acknowledges landscape professionals who foster solidarity, partnership, and goodwill among those in his/her company and the industry.)

Bob Cannon Lifetime Achievement: Becky Garber, ALCC, Denver, CO

(This award honors individuals who have given loyal, dedicated service to the landscape industry and contributed ideas, programs, and other endeavors to benefit ALCC members.)

Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), with membership statewide, is the premier professional organization for Colorado’s landscape companies. For more than 55 years, ALCC has guided landscape professionals to address Colorado’s unique climate and to promote sustainable landscapes. ALCC promotes the responsible use of water and other natural resources and provides educational and industry certification opportunities to Colorado’s landscape professionals. More information at www.alcc.com.